Secret Santa is back in action!Come celebrate Horsemas with your fellow anons; spill your horrid desires to an internet stranger, and spend a few months being a little less awful than we usually are.>How’s this thing work?Read the FAQ!The short form:Gifts are given Round Robin style (A gives to B gives to C who gives to A) while cards are exchanged traditionally (whomever you give a card to should send one back to you). You will be randomly assigned anons by email after the signups are over so please keep an eye out!Sign up at: https://horsemas.anonfilly.com/Schedule of events and deadlines:Oct Now: Signup doc goes live.Oct 31st at 11:59pm CST: Signups close. NO EXCEPTIONS.Nov 1st onwards: Gift assignments will be given out. After gift assignments are finalised card assignments will be given out, please be patient.Dec 1st - 10th is the latest suggested mailing period. Consider mailing on the early side if you’re shipping internationally.Latecomers: Coming SoonFAQ here : https://fag.anonfilly.com/Have thoughts/suggestions? The suggestion box is here: https://reeeeeee.anonfilly.com/Coordinator email for comments/concerns/general inquiries: ponyclausmlp@gmail.comCard Ambassador and assistant dragon supreme: thecardslut@gmail.com>BUT IT’S NOT EVEN HALLOWEEN YET! REEEEE!And yet every year someone will break my heart and come late. For now you have a whole month to sign up, go enjoy the anni streams, shitpost with your soon to be holiday friends and figure out your Spoopmas outfits.In the meantime, now is the time to get hype! Share stories from years gone by; say hello to your fellow horsefuckers; talk about your plans for the year; maybe write a song or poem to pass the time while we wait for signups together.Previous Thread: >> 41569280
heck yea /ss/ is still on
Hello bread
Game Giveaway Time!Time for your threadly drop! Please be courteous and let other Anons know what game you've claimed, call me a faggot if that's what it takes, but just be nice to your fellow santas and santees.This marks the first of the smaller game drops I previously mentioned. >Borderlands 3 + Director's Cut G5X8B-Z%B9Z-YPBDLG5E0P-%IZM6-7IYB5>Just Die Already7YHF2-MQW3A-8%F7J>Police Stories%J4GN-LAQNF-IE46T>Red Solstice 2: SurvivorsW36B5-_LMNG-FP3P2>KillsquadREM04-6603R-G9N_AV when you see %C replaces _
>>41578625Borderlands 3 got. Thank you anon /)
>>41578625thanks for endzo
>>41578625I got killsquad thanks nonny
Been working on some envelope designs for my cards but I would like to print some of the /ss/ OCs on the front instead of just anon.
>>41578653>posting my address in the threadI'll enjoy the spam I'm about to get
>>41578659Don't worry anon I've already signed you up for a monthly subscription to The Atlantic
>>41578625thanks for the borderlands director's cut DLC
I hope whoever my santee is, they like homemade shit, because I'm BROKE this year.
>>41578793I didn’t come here for soulless store bought crap. I want a huge load of the most autistic homemade stuff you’ve got.
>>41578822>I didn’t come here for soulless store bought crap.I did.
>>41578828All of it sucks though
>>41578828Spec please we know you're going to just resell your gift again. God I hope they're banned
>>41578822>>41578828The duality of Santees.
>>41578828I'm bad at art and can't make homemade shit so I'm sending store bought stuff and a few thing I bought at mare fair and I expect the same in return.
>>41578822>bad at art>sending art and storebought anyway
>>41578839i rest easy knowing spec is the most autistic looking faggot ive ever seen, and that he'll be cursed to be that way until death
>>41578822>>41578828And I came here to acquire soulful items, but then to trade those souls to eldritch horrors for material wealth and fame.
>>41578839>>41578864What the fuck? Did someone really sell their gift?
>>41578880yes, he was promptly beaten to near death with several horse dildos
>>41578880Spec is beloved to the point that someone bought an official Sonichu medallion to gift to him at Mare Fair in an attempt to make him suffer its curse
>>41578888>dildosYou fool that faggot would have enjoyed that
filly sex!
I've never sold a gift, but there's been a few that I've regifted a part of to someone else in the next SS.And some I've just thrown a bit of away.But of course I've never told anyone about any of that. And every gift I've got so far has always had something I love and cherish in it.
Cookie Kiln! Decided to do yours next, I hope I got it right. Tried my best to follow your detailed description from last thread, hope I got it rightAlso just wanted to say it's not even November yet and I'm really feeling the love. I'm so happy I get to share this special event with all of you
>>41578914>he doesn't keep all of his gifts including the food he got 5 years ag in his /ss/ shrinengmi
>>41578937Thanks for reminding me I have a package of those Prequel-themed hard candies Kazerad sold in the merch indiegogo all the way back in 2016
>>41578937>fooduhhhh about that...
Hello hello everyone,Glad to see the cheer is going well and thank you OP for making the new thread. As mentioned last thread one of our wonderful friends Harmony Hugs is going through a spot of bother and knowing generosity of anons here through the years I though it would be good to share the crowdfunding link that was posted last thread again. Any cent or event sharing the link around helps.>Link:derpy.me/2pzTE
>>41578950Jake B is that you?!
>>41578468I'm glad you enjoy it.
It is once again time to check in. I sit here in hope that I get some good work shifts in this next month in order to pay for all of the fun things I want to send out both here in to my own family and friends.
Thank you so much for this handsome fellow Maplecakes
>>41578557Previous thread: >>41569280
>>41578936CardSlut been getting busy with the mares I see.Cute critter, v dergpon. Not my particular bowl of tapioca, but I like what you did with her.
>>41578936Oh the things she could do with that tongue
>>41578839Who is Spec?
>>41579463Nothing different than a normal tongue
>>41579463tongue sounding
>>41579468>not delicately using the forked tongue to please two mares at once>not using the tongue to tease each ball>not using the tongue to hug the clit and tease>not using the tongue to french kiss and explore inside her partners mouth more>not tying a bow in two cherriesI can go on
>>41579464A complete utter faggot lolcow of /mlp/
>>41578822are you sure about this anon
>>41578936look at her!!!!!!!!!!! creature!!!!!!!!!! i hadnt even thought about the cutie mark but its great!!!!!!>>41579463>>41579472T-The tongue is for taste testing the cookie batter, n-not for... ok well tying a knot in cherry stems is really easy actually
USPS anon, theoretically, if one were to have a whole fuckton of stamps both standard and international, could you pay for a full on package with them?
>>41578839Spec wouldn't dare show his face round here again.
>>41579514>that flairOh you cheeky shit
>>41579469Why are you like this, anon?
>>41579527I'm offended that you'd even insinuate that I'm him.
>>41578936Very cute mare. Nice art Anon.
>>41579546post diaper ^:)
>>41579558Foul, I can't if I don't have one.
>>41579558sure thing anon!
>>41579475Why what did he do to deserve being mocked? We're all a little autistic and the only ting stopping us from being Chris chan is a lack of attention
>>41579591Asked for plush in secret santa, prompty sold the plush he was given. That's what makes him a gigafaggot around here.
>>41579593bruh fuck that guy.I'd regift a lot of shit but I'd never get rid of a plush
>>41579593Is this just the cherry on top
>>41579593Yo, that’s totally not bodacious dude.
>>41578964Will donate when I get my check in a few days.
>>415795931. How did you guys even find out? It's not like he bragged about it I assume. We're you just speculating because you saw some plush being sold on eBay? What if it was literally anyone else?2. Even if he did resell it, it's not like you can turn a profit from secret santa unless you grinch, which I doubt he did.3. Even if he did resell it, who says he wasn't in a dire financial situation where he had to regretfully sell his most prized possessions to stay afloat?
>>41579608totally surf's down, man
>>41579608Who is this semen demon
>>41579486It takes serious effort to render muscles as accurately as that wtf
>>41579670it's supposed to look like a stuffed animal (the mold predates mlp entirely and just happens to be a unicorn) but now i cant unsee him as being just really fucking buff
>>41579672>supposed to look like a stuffed animal[x] Doubt.
>>41579651Hey, I hear where you’re coming from, but it’s just not the done thing, anon. You just don’t resell a gift plush, or, if you do, you have to accept that it’s going to upset the big event where the whole purpose is to give meaningful gifts to each other to make a connection. I feel like it’s ok to be disappointed by that, even if I wouldn’t personally say people should be angry or hateful.
>>41579651Listed it for sale via a dicksword group here's the proofsThey have no money issues either they just didn't like the gift and were a bitch about. I guess they were expecting a free LS or something
>>41579688Can we ban this faggot? I'm not even a Trixiefag and I'd be happy with her. She looks like she was made with love and PVRE SOVL
>>41579672I'll be honest anon I've never ever seen a stuffed animal look like that before. I'm pretty sure it's supposed to be horse muscles
>>41579651Look in the archive from last year. He was selling it on dicksword, someone posted it, so he came into the thread and had a shitfit while poorly trying to defend himself.He also wasn't in any financial situation, he said himself he "just didn't like it." If you're not happy with a gift, fine, but at least wait until the event is over before you do anything with it, maybe regift it another year or something. Just came off as a real dick move to his Santa.
>>41579678>>41579697anon please dont make me dig through the mold catalog to find the promotional images >>41579688wtf how could anyone ever say that about a mare plushie i would be overjoyed to have one like that
>>41579688He's reselling a plush that's in his profile picture? Also, there's no way that plush goes for anything near that price why is he selling it for so much wtf did he get it autographed by Trixie's voice actor or something?
>>41579703Why would a stuffed animal have those weird dimples/indent lines?
>>41579709HI SPEC! Coming to weakly defend your shitty actions again?
>>41579715Zebra please, how is that defending spec?
>>41579714fine ill go get the dumb stupid idiot catalog from whatever dusty ass bookshelf its on
>>41579688To his credit, it is his gift to do what he wants. However what >>41579699 said was right as it was a definite FU to his santa as he couldn't even wait until the event was over. Nigger could have handled it with much more tact and people wouldn't have been upset with him, but he had to go full retard asshole by doing what he did.
>>41579688He couldn't even be bothered to take 5 minutes to look for who made it. Found it was made by GiftersGifts on Etsy almost instantly last year.>>41579709They actually sell them for double that on Etsy, but that just annoys me more knowing how much his Santa spent on it.
>>41579732It could be possible that person was actually their Santa too
>>41579732Do you know if his santa only gave him the plush or was it the plush plus other gifts items? Even if he was dissatisfied by the Trixie he probably kept the other items
>>41579723Please do, anon.
>>41579732Jesus why do these plushes cost so much? I don't remember any of the Hasbro plushes ever selling for this much
>>41579662Bailey has been my wife ever since I dumped that uggo Twilight Sparkle.
>>41579749Because they're handmade anon
>>41579752>dumping a pony for a cowShit taste confirmed.
>>41579752GET OUT
>>41579749hand made in small batches and not mass produced. also hype
>>41579699>archive from last yearLink?
>>41579688
>>41579737He did upload an unboxing video to his YT. Can't exactly remember what he got but the plushie was the main part of the gift.>>41579749Just the price of buying handmade stuff.
>>41579767Just use the desu anon
>>41579759There's gotta be at least one person in this fandom who waifus Mooriella.
>>41579770Wait so the tradition of making videos of you unboxing your gifts is already a thing? Well it would still be nice to make a compilation of all of them and put them up on the Pony Claus channel
>>41579767Here's the main proof >>41579688
>>41579736Like you're saying it was just a hoax done by the same person to draw sympathy?
>>41579737I'm lazy to reply to everyone but this nigger only lists plush for his wish list, except for the year he listed a plush, and a 4cc scarf.>>41579736That seller was not their Santa. They spent the money on it for Spec to turn around and sell it for half that. I really hope he was banned from future participation. I know if I get assigned him I'm grinching. I'll send my gifts to a cardee instead.
>>41579785No as in the seller could be their Santa because a lot of sellers/merch people take part
>>41579791>a lot of sellers/merch peopleWHAT? Fuuuuck I need to update my wishlist so that it's not about official merch anymore shit shit shit
>>41579789>but this nigger only lists plush for his wish list, except for the year he listed a plush, and a 4cc scarf.Did you have him?
>>41579805I'm the one who gave him his scarf, yes.
shit I should have put a scarf down on my wish list.I got a tiny one at mare fair but I still want one to hype myself for the 4cc
>>41579818You can edit the Form.
>>41579798It wasn't ever. It was just random guidelines for your Santa about anything giftlike
>>41579780Nah, he just did that cause he has to be special.>>41579767fine here, tis the season after all>>40672275 >>40673724 hurts reading this one>>40761871
>>41579833I want to legit fight him he is such an arrogant prick
>>41579828>It wasn't ever. It was just random guidelines for your Santa about anything giftlikeI'm sorry I don't understand what this means can you expand on this please?
Is anyone gifting one of the official /mlp/ coins from 2022?
Farmyard Funk reporting in. It was fun to attempt "art", but if any drawfags want to give my mare a spin, i'd be honored.
>>41579858OH FUCK I'LL PULL MY ROOT VEGETABLE TO HER
>>41579858I haven't done my draw for today, I'll see about some fridge art for you later.
>>41579858Freckles always kino
Ho Ho Ho and hello my dear friends! As we start off this new year, I want to do just a little housekeeping. I’ll try to post this every once in a while during signups for people who are still joining up. I know not everypony reads the FAQ (shame on you) so a couple short notes. First of all, the ghost list is coming back again this year. At least one time during the month of November, you need to put on your codename and post in thread. You don’t have to call out your santee with your name on. You don’t have to respond to your santa with your name on. But you need to make a post at least once so your Santa knows that they aren’t sending out into the void. I know that it’s perfectly possible for you to talk with your Santa without the nametag, and you definitely should, whether or not you choose to wear it, but I need to see it at least once just so I can find you in the archives and make sure you’re actually here. I know a lot of people last year wanted the rule to be more than one single post, and I realize that it’s still a compromise position, but sometimes we just have to settle somewhere in the middle. K? Everyone cool? Dope.Part two: Grinching and tardiness. It was pretty rough last year, not going to mess you about, and I’m not going through it again this year. Before you sign up for that gift exchange you need to be bloody sure that you can follow through on it BY CHRISTMAS. I’m not running another Grinch rescue in April. It’s nonsense. The mercy rules on tardiness are going to be tightened this year, even if your Santee approves an extension, even if you are showing me WIPs. In past years I let those go on more or less indefinitely. This year I’ll be taking it out of your Santee’s hooves at a certain point and declaring it myself. If you need to send a safety net gift while you work on a more ambitious project then do it. See the FAQ for more details. If you really want to be a part of the event but don’t feel like you can commit to following through on a gift or cards, then just reach out to me and I will figure something out, even if that means I’ll just sign you up to receive some extra cheer cards from mass mailers. I’d much rather do that than lateness and grinching. The goal never has been to be the biggest /ss/ ever, just the BEST. Groovy? Groovy.
>>41579903Third, hey, listen, I know some of you guys aren’t board regulars. You got an invite from your buddy, and it sounds like a good time, or you’ve not been around the board for a decade, or you’ve only come by for Secret Santa in the past. Hi! Thanks so much for being here and part of the season! It’s lovely to see you! Please remember this is an /mlp/ event. It’s a place for our little community to get together, hang out with other posters in a new way, and do something nice for folks we usually yell obscenities at. So if this isn’t your regular haunt please-don’t just show up for Secret Santa, get a gift, then disappear. That’s not very cash money of you. Go explore the board. Visit the drawthread or find a thread about your waifu. Watch the anni streams with other anons (yes the thread is still live as of now, go check it out.) Make some art in /bale/. Giddy up for us in the winter 4cc. If you don’t know what’s going on: lurk moar. We’re all newfags at some point, and I’m really happy that Secret Santa is an event that you want to be a part of, but, again, this is a community event. If you want to be a part of it, then try to be a part of the community, k?Then just to address what looks like a little confusion: you need to post with your name on, ONE TIME IN NOVEMBER. If you want to post once per thread, great, it’ll probably be a comfort to your Santa and Santee, but you don’t need to.Fourthly, this is a reminder to everyone here that if you have any specific items you want to gift to update your forms NOW while you still can. Maybe there's another anon that is planning on gifting the same thing but didn't write it down in their form. Don't make me do any guesswork, guys, it'll end up in mis-matched gift loopsWell, that’s all outta me! Have fun, you little rapscallions!
I finally watched some of tamers12345 videos and he’s a fucking menace I love it
>>41579833https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B1lBe38lQdAWhy does he gush about the trixie plush if he didn't like it
>>41579925Because he is so fucking fake and disingenuous
Do santas discriminate based on recipient waifu taste? I saw a few threads back that anything involving glimmer would be grinched
>>41579954Calm down it isn't that serious some people just don't have enough room for large gifts
>>41579957No it's just (You) harvesting
>>41579957only happened a few times, rarer than you think
>>41579961You clearly don't know Spec then
>>41579957I dunno if people really do; everyone tries to honor the “Santee comes first” policy, but generally speaking if someone expresses a strong distaste for, say, EqG in their wishlist or notes I’ll try not to pair them with a Santee who waifus Shimmer for instance just to make sure people can be passionate about the gift, because giving is 90% of the fun. It’s pretty low on the priority list compared to like regional preferences or handmade/merch, etc. but I do try. Unless of course someone specifically asks in their notes not to get a Barbiefriend or g%er, in which case I’ll make it a big one.
>>41580042When santees list their waifus I always assume it's EqG first and FiM second and look for gifts accordingly
>>41580061>waifu is DiscordWhat now? This is your chance to post something cursed as fuck.
>>41580042Do you judge our forms?
>>41580065
>>41580071Thanks, I hate it. You get a passing grade, but no A+ due to your restrain with the really cursed stuff out there.
>>41580066I do not. I’m here to try to make everyone have the best Horsemas possible. I have my own opinions and biases about a lot of things, of course, but I try very hard to make sure that the biggest bias of all is that I want you to have a nice time and feel loved and cared for. Any kind of grouping or segregation I do in the list is purely because, like I say, I want your Santa to have a blast making your gift, so I try to give them a santee they’ll connect with in some way, or failing that, a santee who won’t push them too far out of their comfort zone.
>>41580098Random question but do you automatically check the gift loops if someone edits/updates their form? I want to fix some typos on mine but don't want to waste your time
>>41580098>Pony Claus judging me on my love for my waifuWhat is your opinion on a certain blue magical mare?
>>41580189https://desuarchive.org/mlp/thread/41208943/#41210072
>>41580189Her friend is better
>>41580122Right now I’m just working through the list with whatever is in front of me to get some preliminary loops down. It’s not super fast going but I’m about 90 assignments in of a current 200 signups. I’m not rechecking preassignments right now regardless of edits, working on the assumption that, by and large, most edits will probably still fall into the same categories. But I will do a sweep for edits after the form closes and make alterations at that point where needed. I’m taking some PTO next Friday to give myself some space to hunker down and grind out any changes due to late signups and edits, and I’ll do my very very best to try to get assignments flowing by the end of the weekend.As always, I’ll do my best, but I can’t always guarantee that I’ll find the perfect match for everypony. If three people ask for a 4cc scarf and only one Santa tells me they have one to spare I kind of have to choose based on other parts of the list and general Horsemas vibes. Please do feel free to edit away; I will be taking note of them before any final assignments go out.
>>41580189She’s a liddle gremlin and absolutely top tier. It’s very important that she receives love and attention.
>>41580249>"What?! You're Trixie? The world's most inept and least charismatic magician? Wow! Can you introduce me to Starlight?"
>>41579957I grinch Flutterfags and report them to authorities with doctored evidence.
>>41580292Based
Like a bad itch, I'm still around. I'm planning on looking around for some shopping stuff next month for whoever I get. My only skill is writing, apologies in advance for whoever gets me since you aren't going to get any handcrafts.
>>41580286Blimey, I knew you were based but I can feel your aura through the screen it's so strong.>>41580288>least charismaticAt least your post was funny.
>>41580288Unfathomably based
>>41580329That’s fine, man. Play to your strengths; you’ll do super!
>>41580329You don't happen to be in Europe, do you?
woke up at 5pm again, but I was up till 2pm this time, I went to town at 7am, got whiskey, candy, cola, and a pumpkin, and hitched hiked back home, got 5 rides today, was a good day got home at 12pm
>>41580358Nope, in the US.>>41580357Only time will tell. I at least have around $80 in rare mare items already queued up to send off regardless of what is specifically wanted since I don't think many anons have them. Very limited things.
>>41580367kot
>>41580336Oh yeah I don't actually think that, I was just immediately reminded of that Toad from SM64DS lol
>>41580329I have a bad itch too because I'm literally in the hospital because of an STD I acquired. Feels like I'm on my deathbed at some points
>>41580370All I know is, my form says I consider a nice little story or a letter from mai waifu's perspective equal to a physical, handcrafted gift. I can't be the only one to think this way, right? So I hope you will have a charming Santee to shower in prose and rare mare goodies.
>>41580378Pls do not send me /k/ brownies.
>>41580413/k/ brownies?
>>41580417
>>41580425Now THAT is a good gift idea
>>41579913Welcome to the club. Tamers content is always quality.
Honestly, I can't give a good gift to an anon who waifus a pony I don't like, barbieshit, or g%. I just can't. I won't be passionate about my gift and I can't even pretend to say I liked putting the gift together. Not even trying to be an asshole, I just can't be passionate about something I genuinely dislike.
>>41580532You can specify that on the form, y'know. "Please don't pair me with someone who likes..."
Finally got to Ice Cream social. I have seen you request a few times and i fucked up by not saving the ref. Glad to draw this cute mare. >>41578936This design is fucking awesome you did amazing
One bit of self indulgence a year can't hurt.
just signed up. this'll be my first year so i'm gonna make something good
>>41580638mindless self indulgence? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fjLVijzJ9SI
>>41580680Based
>>41580680https://youtu.be/QKXWAE8YYxY?si=cULhzpKBGvilj3IBGo OG or go home
>>41579913Fuck ya! I'm so happy your a part of this too now.
>>41579957Some do but they shouldn't.....unless it's G5 or EQG
god I hope my santee is an oldfag that will understand when I wrap everything in spiderman paper and leave a note that this is now a spiderman package
>>41580748I feel like that will only make sense if he likes fillys Anon?
>>41580753Spiderman bombing could occur anywhere, on any board
>>41580767.....I geuss that just shows where I spent most of my oldfag years.....
>>41580753>>41580748>>41580767>>41580773
Are you guys comfortable sending a gift to a possible pedophile
>2014>2017It's time I let go and use it, isn't it?
>>41580783NOOOOOO KEEP IT ANON
>>41580783I used all the paper I bought back in 2017. All I have left is a rectangle too small to wrap anything in.
>>41580690THIS IS HOW I DISCOVERED THEM ALL THOES YEARS AGO (im drunk)
>>41580810Fellow oldfag. I like that no matter how much the world changed, almost nothing has really changed about this place in the last seventeen years.
>>41580680Every time I see a band that reminds me of my childhood it further reminds me of puddle of mudd.
>>41580856im not even an old fag. i love re4 and old metal, i just grew up with a bunch of stupid old shit, and i befriended a ton of old fags because i act like gen x. its why i blend in so good. fuck yeah i need another drink
>>41580867fuckin miss old NU metal like that
>>41580780People will now check their santee's address in the registry
>>41580780>possibleI'm pretty sure that's a completely binary determination.
>>41580873Definitely could've fooled me. Old Youtube seems so rare to come across these days. Not just no one remembering the old days but things get deleted and hidden due to modern sensibilities.
>>41580898i love old youtube, type in "before:2006-12-30 (what ever you want)" to find all the best videos, here's one i like https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=54w8tEspnaEturns 19 this year in December^
>>41580898A good reason to always download and archive anything you like. This is why yt-dlp is your friend.
>>41580905https://youtu.be/MwHpqF8JQjg?si=Cl4z-TENza48sVPfjI personally hate how I haven't yet written anything that could be quantified as a Chobits/MLP story mixture. At least some of my greens have those elements involved.>>41580907I got all of Freelance Astronauts downloaded, that's enough of a beloved time capsule for me. Maybe PlumpHelmetPunk for good measure.
>>41580873Brother I'm in my mid 20s and about all I listen to besides horse music is 60s-70s shit
>>41580914fuckin classic ive seen that beforehttps://youtu.be/d_aEGkxrBy4?si=klGPX8fuQk6Xwal1glad to see someone who loves old shit like this. also pardon my swearing im drunk.
>>41580922i don't wanna disclose my age publicly unless im drunk enough, but im low 20s.but i fuckin love blue oyster cult https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U0t_wb0lUW0
>>41580924>>41580932Fuckin KIDS>early 30s
>>41580943>>41580932>>41580924GET OFF MY LAWN!
>>41580943oh you bet https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dgkGE82DsuQ
>>41580949i know im drunk but i dont want to sound deranged but im just waiting for an older man to walk on my property so i can grab him up and keep im hog tied to a tree all week long having all kinds of fun out here in the mountains we can be as loud we want nobody will hear ye >>41580949>>41580943im sitting here rubbing my big chest, you don't get his big driving car, since i hitch hike to the store 10 miles away. i need a big man i can keep to myself
>>41580780i will be sending you a pipebomb
>>41580943I'm also early 30s. I can only hope that I'll be retired soon.
>>41580943Cool it, Grandma. Me and your mom are tryin' to watch Jeopardy.
>>41580965i wanna go wrong turn on some city folk
>>41579903>>41579909is there a list of banned names/anons under scrutiny for being late/unintentional grinching?
>>41580922Oh shit we talking music? 60s and 70s are great, I'm a big fan of king crimson. My favorite band by far though is kglw. Any gizz fans around?
>>41580976I actually watch Jeopardy every dayThey had a my little pony question a while back I got so excited
Ok! Dinner break! Preassignments in the triple digits. Notes of interest: more people asking to give horse puss/cock than asking for it, lots of great crafters out there, 4cc merch and marecoins seem to have run dry at this point. If any of that makes you feel like editing your form, y'know, go for it!>>41580989There is a grinch list, yessir. Every so often I check it against the form to see if any known grinches signed up. Haven't checked for a few days, which would make for an awkward follow up to the confirmation email, but I'm feeling lucky.If there ARE any grinches of Horsemas past who want to participate again, I urge you to reach out to me. When it comes time for grinch rescue this year, if you sign up and successfully follow through on a rescue gift you'll be welcomed back on the Nice List to participate in 2025, and I always want you to have the chance to enjoy Hearth's Warming with us!
im so excited for Christmas!! i want to listen to Christmas songs!!
>>41581057I love work when they stick the Christmas music on, Christmas music is the best
>>41581033do you check by their real name or by their secret santa id/name?would you mind posting the grinch list? im asking for a friend who might be on there
>>41581033People are actually asking to give horse pussy? Damn, might have to put that on my wishlist then.
>>41581033>more people asking to give horse puss/cock than asking for itIf I pre bought a horsecock for 2025 what size should I buy
>>41581345this board is 90% gay. if it is big they will like it anon
>>41581111Quads of truth.>>41581122Real name and email is the go-to, referenced against addresses if there’s still confusion. (There’s this one guy every year with the same name as a grinch.)If it’s ok, just pop me an email, I’d rather not post a grinch list in thread, even if it’s just the codenames.
>>41581033>If any of that makes you feel like editing your form, y'know, go for it!I feel like a fool editing it for a second time and forcing you to triplecheck things.
>>41581397Go for it friend. If I haven’t gotten to you yet then it won’t matter; if I already have then I’m not going to check again for edits until after I close the form.
>>41581427Oh neat, that sounds better. I hope it doesnt fuck up your loops if I was already gotten to.
>>41581437I hope it does if it makes them better. /)
Oh boy! It’s 12 midnight on a Friday, sharktime! That means time to listen in on Santa Pone’s aquarium on the radio!neighborhood.horse
>santee is asking for $300 bottles of wine, Kyrgyzstani caviar, a new iPhone, and Train Simulator + all DLCwhat do?
A mare for Fiddle yard frost, hope you like tomboys.
>>41581427I went ahead and edited my stuff. If you've read it the first time, you can probably see why. I'm trying to make sure I don't drag anyone down.
>>41581491Draw them a nice picture of Berry Punch, Silverstream (seapony form), and Pipp Petals riding the Friendship Express.
>>41581519obtuse caboose has some competition in the rear end buisness
>>41581004Basic answer, but my favorite band from the era is probably CCR. Proud Mary just hits real nice. Runner up would either be GFR or the Eagles. I've taken to Doc Watson recently too. The only modern band I really follow is Balsam Range.
>>41581479Wow that is making me incredibly thirsty
>>41581519I'd let her play with my model trains, if you know what I mean. (I mean sex with me is mini-sized, delicate, not very powerful, and extremely autistic.)
>>41581491fvllfill the prophecy...
>>41581597I don't know this one.What's the story?
>>41581519There's just something about freckles and close cropped tails, man. It gets my locomotive chugging.
>>41579858>>41579866They're all such pretty ponies
>>41581611https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SieP6gpqdgs
>>41581491Wouldn't the rules get them dq'd somehow? Assuming that people who are 'asking/requesting' gifts are keeping the 20 dollar limit in mind. I would think it'd be on the people doing the gifting which is where people can go hog wild with how much they're willing to spend.
>>41581644it's a minimum limit, anon. There is no upper limit.
>>41581491Send them a berry punch, a pipp petals, and the train simulator 2004 disc you have in the old CD-ROM binder you haven't opened in 15 years.
>>41581639kek. fun times.
>>41581491this is the most obvious bait I've seen in a while, but I guess I'll bite if there's already this many bitesunironically just get them a gift you can actually afford, it only needs to be at least $20 and the wishlist is simply there for helping the santa decide what to get the santeeif a wishlist only includes unreasonable items that's on them for not making a good wishlist
>>41580780Yes, you looking for any particular filly stuff?
>>41581491Stuffed toy of their waifu
>>41581491>shit in box>put sticker of santee's waifu on it>done
im sorry if i disturbed anybody, i just want to celebrate this Christmas, but im drunk as long as i can be.
>>41581797
I think I might toss a couple books into my Horsemas gift with like fake reviews from Twilight Sparkle on the inside cover.
>>41580638Who is the cutie?!
>>41581802exactly, i guess its bad to say ask pony claus for my info to send me money on pay pal LOL
>>41581812cute idea anon, i might steal it
>>41580898It's okay I'll watch RSMVs and old Gmod Idiot Box videos with you anon
>>41581797I wish I was drinking right now.
>>41581819Please do!
>>41581814That there is Happy Heartsong my friend
>>41580618Must be a structural engineer if she's managed to balance that. What a cute pony. She's going to have a wicked tummyache later.
>>41581944You have to understand it's for her friends to share. It is a SOCIAL after all
>>41581947So you're telling me she gets all her friends together so they can all lick off the same long rod of tasty treats? Oh no, I'm not falling for this a fifth time.
>>41581947>>41581944>>41581970>tfw there's that one faggot that doesn't understand gravity or center of mass and just eats one of the lower level scoops
>>41581970falling for what?
>>41581970But if you get to do it a sixth time you get a free toy!
>>41581812holy shit this gives me a great idea
>>41581984You make a compelling argument.
>>41581559Nice, eagles are definitely up there for me as well and you can't go wrong with ccr. I've never heard of balsam range, I'll have to look them up. I love finding new music to listen to, recently discovered the sword and orions belte which I have been getting into
I love (You) all, could I ask my friends in the secret Santa thread to like prayTo Christ, to Luna, whatever, that I don't have another night terror tonight.I have re drafted this like 50 times to not sound venty and sad, I just think there's something real and truely powerful about haveing other people support you and wanting you to succeed. And Im reaching a hoof out to you /)
>>41582040I love you too, and I may not be able to cherish and hug you physically, but through spirit.<3 (\
>>41581004Based King Gizz appreciator I'd recommend Crowded House, Splitz End, Dave Dobbyn, DD Smash, Ray Columbus and the Invaders, Th' Dudes, Dragon, Hello Sailor, and ... well there is plenty of others but it really depends on your genre taste
>>41582015They're bluegrass, so not everyone's cup of tea. They do have a notable number of train-referencing songs, though.
>>41582048Oh wow what a list. Thanks for the recommendations bro! I'll definitely give those a shot, I got a pretty wide range of music that I like. It's one of the reasons I like gizz so much, they do so many different genres.>>41582056Bluegrass can go hard. Its not a genre ive thoroughly explored but ive definitely heard bluegrass i really like. I'm even more intrigued now, I wasn't expecting that
>>41581033>4cc merch and marecoins seem to have run dry at this point. If any of that makes you feel like editing your form, y'know, go for it!AAAAAAAAA I WAS TOO LATE TO SIGN UP FUCK FUCK FUCK
>>41582101To help your santa if you like the 4cc name other teams you like you might be surprised what teams you get something from.
How has y'all been this week?
>>41581812Kek, that's actually a really comfy idea as a stocking stuffer.>>41581973Then don't put the dark chocolate scoop all the way down there next time. ^;) >>41582040May Luna guide and protect your dreams, bro. >>41582221Nice weekend with friends followed by one really shitty week. I hope to bounce back a bit today.
>>41581797i just woke up, i realize I drank a lot, i feel like crap, now that's what i call a good night lol
>>41582303Please have some water and an electrolyte drink.
>>41582303i woke up laying over something in my main room of my trailer, weird because i can tell I'm still drunk
>>41582304i got potassium pills and salt
merry Christmas in october everybody (sory for ruining Christmas in october)
i woke up so weird, i felt like i woke up to that b17 scene in heavy metal https://youtu.be/AsLyG6A13f4?si=Yt4JV6RrFD7h67Bw"even in death my powers continue"i woke up not knowing where I was as the reality set in. and i guess i can say i took a ride on heavy metal
>>41582366https://youtu.be/ieea-qvdqIA?si=vzHiPVd5WmNlyLs4i regret nothing
>>41582303>>41582307>>41582309>>41582311>>41582366>>41582378My friend it is time to stop posting
>>41582397yeah im eating breakfast nowhttps://youtu.be/uGi-sOTS5zA?si=22aKLTvItt97G6jw
Is there a bingo for delirious drunkposting?
Kidnap Miss Santity ClausI wanna do itLet's draw strawsAppleJack said, "We should work together"Three of a kindBirds of a featherNow and foreverWheeee(La, la, laLa, la, la)Kidnap the Santity ClausLock her up real tightThrow away the key and thenTurn off all the lightsFirst, we're goin' to set some baitInside a nasty trap and waitWhen she comes a-sniffing we willSnap the trap and close the gateWait, I've got a better planTo catch this big red generosity mareLet's pop her in a boiling potAnd when she's done we'll butter her upKidnap the Santity ClausThrow her in a boxBury her for ninety yearsThen see if she talksThen Mr. Boogie MareCan take the whole thing over thenHe'II be so pleased, I do declareThat he will cook her rare, wheeeI say that we take a cannon, aim it at her doorAnd then knock three timesAnd when she answersSantity Claus will be no moreYes you're so stupid, think nowIf we blow her up to smithereensWe may lose some piecesAnd then AppleJack will beat us black and greenKidnap the Santity ClausTie her in a bagThrow her in the oceanThen, see if she is sadBecause Mr. Boogie mareIs the meanest guy aroundIf I were on his boogie listI'd get out of townHe'II be so pleased by our successThat he'll reward us too, I betPerhaps he'll make his special brewOf snake and spider stewWe're his little henchmen andWe take our job with prideWe do our best to please himAnd stay on his good sideI wish my cohorts weren't so dumbI'm not the dumb oneYou're no funShut upMake meI've got something, listen nowThis one is real good, you'll seeWe'II send a present to her doorUpon there'll be a note to readNow, in the box we'll wait and hideUntil' her curiosityEntices her to look insideAnd then we'll have herOne, two, threeKidnap the Santity ClausBeat her with a stickLock her up for ninety years, see whatMakes her tickKidnap the Santity ClausChop her into bitsMr. Boogie MareIs sure to get his kicksKidnap the Santity ClausSee what we will seeLock her in a cageAnd then throw away the key
Im starting to get annoyed at Pasture Bedtime's endless namefaging
>>41582650Oh no! Not Santity Claus!
It’s Saturday! And that’s. Great day for doing!Whether that’s doing house chores, working on a project, going to a party with friends, or whether the doing in question is some focused and intentional rest, let’s try to use this day to the fullest!
>>41582040Prayers said, friend. I hope you had a better night last night. How ya feeling?
>>41582221I accepted a job that will pay the most I've ever made, but I can't bring myself to be happy about it.
>>41580783I will be selling a shit ton of MLP wrapping paper at Mare Fair 2025. Be there or be square nerds.
>>41582650Well, well, well, what have we here?Santity Claus, huh?Ooh, I'm really scaredSo, you're the one everypony's talkin' about?You're joking, you're jokingI can't believe my eyesYou're joking me, you gotta beThis can't be the right galShe's pathetic, she's uglyI don't know which is worseI might just split a seam nowIf I don't die laughing firstWhen Oogie Boogie saysThere's trouble close at handYou'd better pay attention, now'Cause I'm the Boogie MareAnd if you aren't shakingThere's something very wrong'Cause this may be the last time you hear the Boogie song, oh (wow)Oh (wow)Oh (oh)Oh, I'm the Boogie Mare Well, if I'm feelin' anstyAnd I've nothin' much to doI might just cook a special batchOf snake and spider stewAnd don't ya know the one thingThat would make it work so nice?A delicious Santity Claus to add a little spice (oh)Oh (oh)Oh (oh)Oh yeah, I'm the Boogie Mare Release me nowOr you must face the dire consequencesThe darlings are expecting meSo please, come to your sensesYou're joking, you're jokingI can't believe my earsWould someone shut this pony up?I'm drowning in my tearsIt's funny, I'm laughingYou really are too muchAnd now, with your permissionI'm going to do my stuffWell, what are you going to do?I'm going to do the best I canOh, the sound of rolling diceTo me is music in the air'Cause I'm a gamblin' Boogie Mare Although I don't play fairIt's much more fun, I must confessWhen lives are on the lineNot mine, of courseBut yours, old mareNow that'd be just fineRelease me fast, or you'll have to answer for this heinous actOh mama, you're somethingYou put me in a spinYou aren't comprehendingThe position that you're inIt's hopeless, you're finishedYou haven't got prayer'Cause I'm The Boogie MareAnd you ain't going nowhere
>>41582702Why?>>41582272Wish yiu luck in it!
Does the /ss/: The Musical already have a /ss/ parody of art of the dress?I figure I may as well attempt one of its not been done before, on account of it fitting the mood and theme so well
>>41581812That is an awesome idea!
PC I updated my forum and added a note in case you already put me in a loop. and you said there are people planning on gifting horse pussy? OcO
>>41581033>4cc merch and marecoins seem to have run dry at this point.I'd love to gift some jerseys if that helps.
>>41582929LUNA KIT WHEN?
Sunbeam kit when
Somebody do something wacky. This thread has been a snooze.
>>41582932
What kind of stuff you think would be good to stick in with a card if you want to do a little extra? My mind immediately goes to stickers or Keychains, stuff like that. Wondering what else might work.
>>41582962Condoms
>>41582962StickersDrawingsA used condomMagnetsA gift cardA coupon for PringlesIf you're willing to do a bubble mailer and warp the card: pins, keychains, or a challenge coin (there's multiple /mlp/ ones to find, not just the Marecoin)
>>41582962last year I put handmade magnets in mine
>>41582962In all seriousness, be careful with things like coins or pins, as the sorting machines are made to move flat objects, and it will probably eject your item from the card if it's not a flat shape.
>>41582929man, Ive been trying to hunt down XL/L Derpy kit since forever, and Im so jealous of my friend that has 3 different kits (sadly he wears Ms so I can't even try to buy those from him).
>>41583009Incorrect, I've received a lot of small trinkets over the years (including flag pins, etc.) through USPS envelope mail and it was never damaged. It has a much better survival rate than mormal parcels even
>>41583009envelopes with that kind of stuff often gets labeled as non machinable
>>41582917Roger roger
>>41583099Can confirm. Last year had about four or five envelopes returned as non machinable even though the ornaments were under the maximum thickness threshold, apparently they weren’t flexible enough for the machines if they caught them in just the wrong way.Also, USPS friend says that it can mess up the machines when that happens so I had to send an apology gift basket to the local sorting facility. Switched a much thinner and bendier acrylic this year, but we’ll have to see if they survive the journey cause they’re way more fragile than the lexan.
>>41583129>USPS friend says that it can mess up the machines when that happensYou mean the entire US Postal Service is just one insane man and some popsicle sticks away from being destroyed?
>>41582957/r/ing a version of this with Cardslut and Kiwi
>>41581812Fuck that sounds amazing.
>orders a pizza for my santee on New YearsBut seriously don't do this, that's creepy as fuck to look up your santee and then keep tabs on him to send him shit without invitation throughout the year without discussing it beforehand.
>>41583336Or you can just ask in thread if it's okay to order them something?
>>41578964It's not much but I donated
>>41583272Please no
>>41583160>chaos go brrrr
>>41583429Derpy and I will form a team to destroy chaos and save all mail delivery across the multiverse.
>>41583440If anything she's the one trying to jam the letters through the machine because she wants her friends to get the letters NOW
>>41583336as long as they tip the pizza guy so I don't have to scramble to find a 5 dollar bill then fuck yeah I want a pizza>>41579740i did not forget the thing i just keep forgetting to look for it
>>41583336Chompy we know that's you
>>41583445She’s so thoughtful!
>>41581814Yeah, it's happy heartsong. Kiwi beat me to the punch. I could probably namefag when posting her, but eh, it seems to work out regardless.
>>41581626Damn you made her really cute! Thanks dude, i love it!
>>41583608Your drawing made her cute already you fool
>>41582827Too much mental noise. Too much to fixate on and wait to have finish. I haven't been able to find and maintain my zen for a while and it has trickled down to everything I used to do to the point it was a habit I didn't have to think about.
>>41583667Is it possible to take breaks during work to lessen the burden a bit?
>>41581491>Santee specifically requests that you don't send anything What do indeed?
>>41578653Cute envelope!
My wishlist comprises just one request for a Shuxer59 figure. Is this reasonable?
>>41583860I will send a blind bag repainted to be the mare of your choice along with a drawing of said mare
>>41583860sure bro
My printer sucks, would (you) like to get a poorly painted card?>Verification not required.
>>41583904I'm starting to realize that "shitpost" is enough effort for a card
>>41583904I definitely would, bro. How many cards do you need to create this way?
>>41582929Could always do what I do and host giveaways. I’m just waiting till all the assignments go out and everybody has a name before the giveaways.
Should I add my shirt size to my Santa list?
I am giving away this imageIt is not mineBut you may have itI am not repa9nsivle if the owner sues you for stealing
>>41583923Really good for your Santa just mention if it's US, UK, or whatever
>>41583915Okay, mate, I'll take a shit at the post office! >>41583917I'm planning to do around 20 because I made exactly 20 gifts for my cardees. Made one today and realized that I'm awful at colors mixing.
>>4158393520 is an ambitious amount in my opinion. With your situation in mind, I recommend you paint something more abstract than wanting to draw a whole pony for every cardee. Something like color splatters matching a cardee's waifu's color, and then you glue a paper-cutout silhouette of the pony or cutie mark on top of it.Myself, I will use cardstock to craft cute cards for my two cardees, then fill those with an illustration each, drawn on separate paper.
was inspired by other anons itt and tried to design Loopsy Siding
>>41583935Maybe my idea of a good shitpost is too high effort
>>41583996I would fuckin' kiss this mare.
For Cotton ClumpGlad Wynter designed her my first thought was a tampon when I first read her name
>>41584090She's such a pretty pretty friend.
>>41583694I already did. Quit my last job for three months due to it piling on. That's what led to the higher pay job.
>>41584090god i love country mares
>>41584090She's adorable, even when angery.
>>41584090Oh my gosh she’s so adorable even when angy her outrage is way more fitting than you know I will cherish this forever
>>41583996She’s just a little wobbly is all. Adorable.
>>41581519She's precious.
>>41583996This is the mare that makes all of those circular train sets grandmas put around their tree.
>>41584363That's actually super cute lore; I love that.
Inspired to do a take on my character. I think it turned out pretty good!
>>41583897Noooo it broke
Derpy got a little excited and delivered the first card already
>>41583608>>41583622This, I saw a cute mare so I drew her and she's still a cute mare.
Trinket shelf the breezie I imagine she lives on the shelf her self. Building each section up as she explores.
>>41584667Eeeeeee. She's like a little borrower!
>>41584667A qt indeed
>>41558754>Be Gandy Prancer>The weather in the mountain pass was a fickle thing, and the light snow of a couple hours previous had transformed into a white wall so thick that you can no longer see more than a car’s length in front of the caboose. Slug had made it back in the nick of time, arriving with a bag of supplies just as the conditions had changed, a cold wind from the north bringing the blizzard with it.>For now, though, the caboose was a comfortable haven from the storm, if anything the heat of the stove and four pony bodies made it a little too warm. If Snuggle Slug weren’t cold-blooded it might have been downright hot. >Better warm than cold, though, you think, with ponies just as with boilers, and the caboose had fuel enough to last out at least a couple of days. If you needed to spend any longer than that up here then there would probably be other issues to address.>Food might be a little tight, but everycreature semed likely to hold out. The main concern was the injured blue mare, really. Nothing seemed to indicate that her injuries were fatal, but you can’t help but notice that her condition has declined a little in the past few hours. The brandy might not have been the most medically advisable prescription, but it did seem to settle her a bit, and with no prospects for a quick rescue you had grudgingly passed a bottle around to Coal Shovel, Snuggle Slug and Wheeltapper as well and sent them off to nap in the bunks while you kept an eye on things.>Things, though, seem to be in short supply, so with little other recourse you turn to the scruffy hobo.“Hey Hotbox, how you doin’ down there?”
>>41585127>The blue mare coughs a little as she scoots into a more favourable position for conversation. It’s a wet cough and she winces a little, but smiles as she faces you.>”Been worse, partner. One time out Griffonstone way I was riding the rods and caught the attention of some chicken-headed bastard who thought it would be fun to tie a coupling pin to a rope and toss it down under the car while we were cruising. Damn thing would bounce around and jump off the ties, and the bastard kept letting out the line and fishing it from side to side trying to get it to brain me. Came damn close too. Broke one of my legs and banged me about the face a few times before I managed to get clear at the next water stop. Had an eye swell shut for a month.”“Is that so?”>”Nah, captain, not really.”“Oh. Good.”>”Yeah, I’ve never seen a chicken headed griffon. He was more like a hawk. Rest is true though.”“That sounds terrible.”>”Well.” she gave a half shrug with her good foreleg and coughed wetly again, “Train folk don’t exactly look kindly on the blind baggage.”“The?”>”Hobos. Free rides. You know, they think we’re all probably stealing the goods or pinching the coal and all that.”>You raise an eyebrow, and Hotbox Reefer grins weakly.>”Well, I didn’t say it wasn’t true, boss. I dunno if it warrants trying to kill some poor mare with a coupling pin, though.”“Mmm.”>You have to concede that.>”Anyway, most of the time we’re just trying to get around the place. See the world. Grab a quick job here or there. Just folk, Mr. Prancer.”“Just folk.” you echo.>”How about you? How are you doing? Awful lot of paperwork over this, I’d imagine.”>You chuckle without humour.“They’ll need another train just to carry it all, Ms. Reefer. If I’m back in the cab by summer I’ll be lucky.”>”Can’t blame you for a tunnel collapsing, surely?”“Thank Celestia, no, but that’s not going to keep the report from being the size of a damn novel. They do not like it when a train goes down, not one little bit.”>”Might as well enjoy the reprieve for now then, eh?”“You might just be right. Anyway, go on, get some shuteye. I’ll keep an eye out just in case something changes.”
>>41585132>Be Cracked Calabash>Your back hurts. And your jaws hurt. And your neck hurts. You’ve been shovelling coal for hours now, and every mile down the track you go without spotting the missing Giftwrap Express raises the tension. Eighth Notch has grown noticeably tense as the distance grows, and now, at the foot of the mountains, her eyes have narrowed and her ears are folded back in apprehension.>It’s exhilarating.>You abandoned your waxed coat some time ago, but sweat still drips off of you despite the increasing snow in the air.>Eighth Notch takes a rare glance over her shoulder at you.>”Holding up, oldtimer?”“Hmph.”>You spit out the shovel for a moment and take a gasp of air. “Fresh as a daisy, miss. I take it we’re preparing to attempt the climb?”>”Attempt nothing, we’re about to crank up the speed. I don’t like this one bit. If she’s still up in the mountains we need to get them out. Look up there.”>You crane your neck out the window and look up towards the pass. The mountains disappear halfway up into a thick white turmoil of clouds and snow. It reminds you of an ill fated attempt at the summit of the Mareterhorn, one you had barely come out of alive.“Nasty storm. I’d hate to be stuck in it.”>”I can’t imagine them sitting it out willingly, either,” she confirms, “I hope we find them on the far side. Maybe a rockslide or something. If they’re up there then they’re definitely off the rails.”“No call for delay then, my dear!”>The old feeling creeps into your bones: adventure!>Of course, adventures were generally more fun when being retold around a mouthful of smoke several years later. In the moment they were often painful, tiring, nervewracking things, but, well, what can you say, you still feel called to them. You flash a smile at the engineer and pick the shovel back up in your teeth.“Tlla h!”>”Eh?”>You spit the shovel out again.“Tally-ho, dear! I hear the mountain air is good for old bones!”
>>41585136>Be Gandy Prancer.>The hobo is getting worse, definitely getting worse. The cough has become a constant over the past ten hours. Wet, and painful sounding. Hotbox Reefer looks tired and worn down, too, gone from simply injured to precariously ill.>Wheeltapper, awake once again, looks at you with concern.>”Sounds like pneumonia, chief.”“Mmm.”>Riding exposed in the cold mountain air, insufficient clothing, and a cracked rib to top it off. That would do it, for sure.“Medicine?”>”We’ve got a first aid kit back here,” Snuggle Slug speaks up, “Bandages, burn cream, some ointments, but nothing for pneumonia.”>You wrinkle up your nose and think. The storm has not abated. The caboose is warm and reasonably safe, but it’s not going anywhere.>”Chief?”“I don’t think we can count on rescue in these conditions. At least not quickly. We’ll need to get to the loco and uncouple her. We’ll need to rig up a stretcher for Ms. Reefer.”>”Getting there won’t be easy, chief.” It’s Coal Shovel this time. “No way Slug is flying with a stretcher, and that ledge was barely wide enough to cross without carrying one, much less with the wind kicked up. I don’t even know if we’d make it on our own.”>Your nose wrinkles further.>”Wheeltapper, come along with me. Slug, Coal Shovel, watch her and do what you can. We’re going to see what we can come up with. Maybe there’s another way.”
>>41585143>Be Cracked Calabash. >With your attention fully devoted to the act of summoning enough energy for just one more shovel of coal your first indication that anything has happened is the sudden jolt as Eighth Notch lays on the brakes. Not just lays on them, she practically builds a bed on them. Sparks fly up from the wheels, and you hear the mean hiss as water in the boiler sloshes forward under its own inertia and slaps against superheated metal. Even so, the locomotive skids to a stop only feet in front of the train that suddenly loomed up out of the snow. Frankly you had been taking the pass at a speed entirely inappropriate for the weather. Had your compatriot been only a little slower or less decisive things could have gone much worse. >There’s a sudden, pregnant pause as the chugging engine and clacking wheels fall silent, leaving only the howling of wind and the creaking of the boiler as the water resettles. The two of you quietly eye the haunting sight of the cold engine stopped dead in the blizzard.>”Well.” Eighth Notch finally speaks up, “The good news is that we found them.”“We seem to have found the train, in any case. I suspect if anypony was in the engine they would have made their presence known by now.”>”I think you’re right.”“Right then. You take advantage of the moment to retrieve your pipe and fill it with a trembling hoof that does not go unnoticed.>”Spooked?”“Tired, my dear. Merely tired. I hate to admit it, but I might not be quite as spry as I was once.”>She smiles. “To be honest, oldtimer, you put on a good show for a shoveller half your age.”>You harumph good-naturedly.“You should have seen me in my prime. I wouldn’t have broken a sweat yet.”>Eighth Notch gives you an appreciative eye that you could almost believe was flirtatious.>”Anyway. I’m going to check out the scene. Catch your breath and sit tight.”“Not bloody likely. I might not be a young buck anymore, but I’m damned well capable of taking a walk in the snow.” >You light your pipe and smile to take the edge off the words, but the mare catches the determination in your voice and doesn’t belabour the point. >”Right. Well. Stay close. We don’t know what’s up here.”
>>41585147>You follow the gray mare down out of the engine and into the icy wind, a blast that still cuts to the bone even on the leeward side of the locomotive. A cliff to one side of the track drops into a white abyss, and you’re thankful for the short walk to the dead train. >”Boiler’s long since cold,” Eighth Notch notes as you follow her up the ladder and gain the interior of the other engine. As suspected, nopony or creature is there to greet you.“Bit of a mess. See how everything slid to the front of the cab? She stopped in a hurry. Stopped on the spot even.”>”She looks operational though. I don’t see anything to indicate that the problem was up here in the engine.”“Derailed further down the line then?”>”Must have. Maybe a rockslide?”“Only one way to find out. Give me a moment to retrieve my coat, would you, dear? Seems we might be in for a walk.”>You puff thoughtfully on your pipe as you cross back to the live engine and don the garment, the hot sweat of your extended exertion already cooled to near freezing in the snow.>Rockslide might do it, yes. The good news was that the locomotive seemed to have been abandoned without a fuss. No train robbery or explosions, though you had quietly noted the presence of a small bloodstain on the equipment panel. It had appeared to be at about head height, though, suggesting to you that someone had banged their head in the crash, rather than some other, more sinister, explanation.>You arrive back at the other locomotive to find Eighth Notch waiting.>”Someone took the paperwork,” she reports as the two of you begin moving carefully down the length of the train. “Whatever happened, I think the crew must not have been hurt too badly, if that was still on their mind.”“Mm.” >You skirt around a quickly forming drift and quicken your pace a tad. Caution is a virtue, but you don’t want to be out in this weather longer than needed. >It doesn’t take long, ten minutes perhaps, to reach the scene of the accident. Eighth Notch whistles under her breath, leaving a cloud in the frigid air. “Cave in.” You remark, unnecessarily, “It looks like one of the braces gave way. I once collapsed a tunnel like this out in the east.”>”What? On purpose?!”“Well, there was a group of about thirty yaks coming after me, you see, and not to give me a pat on the back and a hoofshake.”>”What? Why?”
>>41585151“Their chief took it somewhat amiss that I had, er, made an acquaintance with his daughter.”>”Pffffttt!” despite the circumstances, Eighth Notch had to press a hoof to her face to stifle her snickering.“A delightful young lady, that, with lovely eyes. Could drink like a fish, too.”>You sigh in contented reminiscence.>”What ever happened to her?”>You take a draw on your pipe and shake your head.“Never went back. Hopefully doing well, the dear thing.”>Too many stories like that, frankly, in your life, but adventure rarely stayed still for long. “As for us!”>You point a hoof forward into the collapsed tunnel.“Off we go!”>”What? In there? It could give at any moment. There’s hardly enough room to wriggle through as it is.”>You nod gravely and point again. “There’s a ledge up there that I think we could use to skirt around, but I wouldn’t like to risk it in this wind. We’ll try not to shift anything that looks…weightbearing. Here. Just follow me.”>”Follow you?”
>>41585157“Follow me. Reminds me of my old days in Saddle Arabia. There was this certain city that always kicked up trouble for caravans. Known to harbour bandits and outlaws, and Celestia wanted a stop to it. Trade must go on, you know dear.”>You keep your tone jovial as you pick your entrance and worm your way into the clutter of rock and metal of the collapsed tunnel. The girl needs the assurance, even though the hair on your shoulders is crawling. It really could give at any moment, crushing you like a bit on the railroad tracks.“But every time we sent a patrol by they’d close up the gates and defy us to come close. They’re very big on walled cities out there, you know. So my company got assigned to sapping duty, tunneling up under the walls. It was tight and cramped and we’d be down there for days. For so long that when you finally came back out into the sun you had to shut your eyes for hours. Watch this piece here, dear, it’s sharp as a razor. Halfway there! Easy does it.”>You’d forget what Celestia’s blessed sun was like down there, you recalled, internally. And every few days some portion of the tunnel would sag, and you’d be sure that this time was the end, and you’d be buried under feet of rock and sand. It wouldn’t do to say that out loud though.>”What happened?”“Oh, you know, just as you’d expect. Tunneled under the walls, set an explosive to blow out the braces of the tunnel. The wall came down and we took the place without any real bother. Locked up a few bandits and gave the rest of the chaps a good talking to. All a day's work for the old empire, back then. Exciting times.”>”It sounds…scary.”“Almost there, dear. A few more feet. Scary? I suppose it was. I’m not sorry to see those days behind us, really. I think there’s more than enough adventure to go around without stirring it up. Ah, speaking of which, here we are! Fresh air again, all safe and sound!”>You pull yourself out of the far side of the tunnel and roll onto your back to look at the sky.>And, as it turns out, a surprised and slightly bemused pair of pony faces.
>>41581033Any way for a grinch to rejoin without waiting a year?
Eighth Notchkin
>>41583860>shuxer59Literal who
>>41583904Nothing wrong with a painted card. I hand drew my cards last year, but this time around I'm gonna try designing them in krita and printing them out. Problem is, I don't own a printer so I'll have to stick them on a flash drive and print them out at a staples or something like that. Was thinking of putting lewd shit on the inside for the people that want to see that sort of thing, hopefully that doesn't cause any problems
>>41585161What would the world do without the determination of old farts?
>>41584090Better than what I was going to do. I was going to lean into full on cotton picking zigger territory
>>41585367I’m afraid not, that’s just part of the consequence for grinching. Sometimes someone can still sign up to do cards, but that’s figured out on more of a case-by-case basis if the person is willing to finish and send the gift they were supposed to from the previous event and there were some majorly extenuating circumstances.
Allright, i have a gift on my hands and i just sent my sign up form.If youre a SECRET PONY admirer, theres a chance youre getting a soft and lovely plushie this year.
Sometimes it can be hard to recognize the little victories in life. We have tough patches, and a bad day or month can wide out the way we notice the things we are doing right. Today let’s try extra hard to note the places and times we did well. It’s important to remember those, just like it’s important to grow in our weak spots.
>>41582719>scalping mlp wrapping paperThanks, mr. Goldstein
>>41580778>open webm>catgroove plays automatically in my headI have been here far too long
>>41586091I had a dream last night where I found a stash of old pony wrapping paper in a closet under the stairs in the basement, and I was very happy about it.Ech, I’d much rather buy it off WonderWaves than some rando on eBay.
>>41583082either this fag is a fag or globalistwe’ll never know
Oof. Late, late start to the day. Let’s hope things go well. I’m worried I won’t sleep well tonight.
>>41582719>>41580783There's still plenty of pony wrapping paper if you think creatively.
>>41587025Yeah, I grabbed a couple kino life posters for that too.
>>41587033The dollar store always has pony calenders too
>>41587025Tip check a party store for MLP table cloths
>>41585161Loving the story
>>41583336Hypothetically at least one person has kept their santee's address and sent them more stuff throughout the year
>>41578964Don't get paid until the 1st but will throw something into the hat then
>>41579672this is some of the unpainted ones if it helps (using wings from other molds) https://i.imgur.com/PuMJ0y3.jpeg
>>41587220>fat AND strongCookie Kiln, you've just made the allegations worse for your bearmode fetish.
>>41587272i dont know what a bearmode fetish is but i do NOT have one!!!!!!!
>>41587075Never thought of that; that’s a good idea
>>41587277You heard it here, folks, Cookie Kiln would like to receive a care bear plush in leather fetish gear for Horsemas this year.
>>41579913Hell yeah, another tamers chad. Been watching him for years after finding battle with the boys with my friend
>>41587284Flawless Sparklemoon plushie in leather bondage gear and we have a deali want to taste her
Hi everypony, Basedmilk Sip is back again for gift giving this year, with a brand new look!
>>41587414hhnnnghghgghgng goth maressss
>>41587414My cock can only get so hard anon...
>>41587429he's still a colt, btw
>>41587433Gonna put him in a chastity and fuck he senseless I'm telling ya
>>41587433goth femcolt????!??????!
>>41587435>chastity
>>41587436I blame whatever they're putting in the water.
>>41587455they need to put in MORE
>>41587452
>>41587433I SAID MY COCK CAN ONLY GET SO HARD, ANON
>>41587433>>41587414
>>41587414I love the deep lore of the milk affecting him over the years. Is he a programmer as well?
>>41587452Colt bussy shall be breed.
>>41587591God I hope so I wanna see his hoofsies in the programmer socks
Excited for festives
Oh fuck it’s horny posting time.too lewd my dude>Captcha ASPKNG
>>41587220It still looks like muscles rather than plushie seams.>poster in bg says "Muscle Cars"kek>>41587457Discordflag spotted, though picked by RNG
>>41587414>shilling artist's xitterhttps://x.com/TrashMare
>>41587591>>41587601Yessssss... YES!
trying to force myself to draw more, post ss ocs for me to sketch, pics or description is fine too
>>41584667Oh, wow!! I didn't even think about making her a breezie, it's such an amazing idea!Thanks a ton, Maple, I love her to bits!
>>41586091If you meet me at Mare Fare 2025 with a print out of this (you), I'll give you a roll for free
>>41587980Editing with html for a free roll of paper (I will sell outside the room for twice your price)
>>41587815I'd be totally delighted if I got art of Pumpkin Pulp art that wasn't badly done MS Paint. She's a gooey batpony who specialized in pumpkin. All kinds of pumpkin. Pumpkin carving, pumpkin pie making, pumpkin soups, pumpkin seeds, little pumpkin Hearth's Warming ornaments. Whatever it is, she can't wait to sink her fangs into (and get her hooves in as well, usually). She has a big pumpkin patch just outside of Neighborhood, and takes the fillies and colts out pumpkin picking every year for Nightmare Night. She's usually quite slimy and drippy, but she smells very nice. Cutie mark is...well, you get three guesses, and the first two don't count.I'd also be happy to reup the lewd request with Gooey Gooey Gumdrops since they're both icky sticky ponies, so that too. They're probably all friends with Benevolent Bedlam, I'd guess. They have gak parties.
>>41588103>Goodie Goodie Gumdrops
How's it hanging?
>>41588313From a rafter!
>>41587414>>41587433Very bueno...
I know not everyone here is a fan of G3 but you would love minty stickers right?It's getting hard to find G4 and bellow gen stickers sigh.... All I usually see are G5 lately
>>41588404Heck yeah I like Minty stickers. Beautiful green autist walked so that Lyra could run. God I love Minty.>>41588313Slightly below average and unused. How bout you, Hostler?
>>41587414Oh god he has the fuck me eyeshadow
>implying brakes on this train
>>41588103>I'd also be happy to reup the lewd request with Gooey Gooey Gumdrops since they're both icky sticky ponies, so that too. They're probably all friends with Benevolent Bedlam, I'd guess. They have gak parties.Oh no, I have been summoned and strangely like the idea. I've got to make up for losing a week to poor health and other setbacks, so I can't get to this right away, but I will remember.
>>41588479Choo choo!
>>41588103instructions unclear, pressing you and GGG together til you become the pony version of the Merged Thing
>>41588522Festive Goobomination sex.
>>41587701he just keeps showing upand i will find the brochure eventually you watchall of the ceramics media predates the internet so none of it is anywhere online which means physically sorting through files until I find the right one>>41587980maybe I will>>41588103I have a red velvet cake themed batpony, food mares are always fun
>>41582929got any smalls?
>>41587815>>41583996haven't gotten any art of her yet, if you'd like to be the first
>>41587980How easily fooled are you by fake mustaches?
>>41587815>>41584493I will also beg for fanart, because I love my mare, and would be delighted to see her drawn better. Her cutie mark is pic-related, it's an oil lamp, literally an analog candle, and she's always covered in ink because it's her job to write in that ye-old christmas font everyone knows about. This puts her in a bad mood, because she's a perfectionist, and little mistakes get to her.
they did such a good job with cookie i dont think there's a point asking for additional arts however the thing i /am/ willing to ask is for someone to draw her massive teats
>>41584493She's precious! Christmas always makes me think of old books with that big blackfriar font
Just got my name. I'm ready for horsemass!What kind of pony would Rutabaga Rum be? I'd love to see someone's depiction of this horse.
>>41588991this horse needs to be red
>>41588991I reckon she would make a killer hot coco. with lots of alcohol.
>>41588991Sister or cousin of Berry Punch?
>>41589028you got it boss, red coming right up!
>>41588337
>>41589082NO WAIT
>>41589085oh honey the things ill do to those flanks
Bloody hell, you crazy horsemasfolk have gone through four threads in the time it took me to go from "hey I better sign up" to "oh good, I finally have time to fill this out".
>>41589085Wow, rude.I mean, accurate, but still.
>>41589153And all without actually starting the event, I know right? Good vibes in the air.
>>41588991And importantly, does she carve her jack o lanterns into rutabagas instead of pumpkins as per tradition?
>>41589172I hope it means things will go a little smoother towards the end this year.
>>41589186Honestly, carving pumpkins for the holiday started as carving turnips, if I remember right.https://www.britannica.com/story/why-do-we-carve-pumpkins-at-halloween> Their origin comes from an Irish myth about Stingy Jack, who tricked the Devil for his own monetary gain. When Jack died, God didn’t allow him into heaven, and the Devil didn’t let him into hell, so Jack was sentenced to roam the earth for eternity.> In Ireland, people started to carve demonic faces out of turnips to frighten away Jack’s wandering soul. When Irish immigrants moved to the U.S., they began carving jack-o’-lanterns from pumpkins, as these were native to the region.
>>41587414Whew...the things I would do to that colt.
>>41588522>>41588595What does it feel like when goo ponies merge?
God the recapta is just getting weirder every weekLike yesterday it was all music bars and now it's in shades of grey
>>41590304I haven't seen any of those new cursed captchas. Then again, I'm a glorious desktop poster.
>>41590329how does one post on mobile anyway? my dumbass phone either never loads the captcha, or I enter it and then it just doesn't bother to postI've tried blueclover or whatever it's called, that didn't help
>>41590329I've seen them, but then again I'm a laptop poster.
>>41589962>
>>41589962Like bags of coins and salty milk.
I'm wondering if any drawfrens would like to draw Toffee Truffle. She would love sharing a hot cocoa with your secret santa OC, this I know.
Shed Bash Sweater, happy to be aboard the /ss/ train this year /) (I really like how my oc design turned out)
>>41590706Train lover mare is a CUTE, I would have her help me design a Thomas oc
>>41590628we should get together and make some sort of combined dessert
>>41590706Holy cow this art is kino! I wanna see more of her, you did good
I think I got kicked does can someone repost the /ss/ discord invite link?
>>41589153Remember to put the SPECIFIC gifts you want on your wishlist, don't make it vague at all. If you want a 4cc scarf put that for example. The same goes for the additional notes where you put what gifts you were thinking about possibly getting your Santee as well as anything you can offer potentially as part of your gift like art skills so PC can find the best match for you
>>41590798Why do you need it? Just post here faggot
>>41590798Show us your id first, falseflagger.
>>41590812>Remember to put the SPECIFIC gifts you want on your wishlisti dont think "lifesize derpy plush" is a reasonable thing to put on my wishlist but I did make it pretty vague so maybe I should try to make an edit and specify plush related, idk
>>41590706I would attend any shed bash with this absolute cutie pie.
Hooboy.It sure looks like it’s another Monday morning. Those can be tough, so I just want to remind you that even if you might not always feel this way, you’re strong enough to handle what’s coming. You’ve made it through every Monday morning so far for your whole life, and you’re going to make it through this one too. You’re tough, smart, and you’re loved. Let’s get out there and show em what we can do.
I am checking in for my 4th Secret Santa!
